--- description: Angelina Jolie revealed that her kids are "very brave" but they're still "healing" after her divorce from Brad Pitt. title: Angelina Jolie Says Kids Are Healing After Brad Pitt Divorce image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6193b88936b700ef/6988d74a0a4a221c599cf34c/angelina-jolie-children-divorce-brad-pitt.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Angelina Jolie Discusses How Her Kids Are Healing After Divorce From Brad Pitt  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 26, 2017 6:39 PM CUT  GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - MARCH 15: UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie speaks at the annual lecture of the Sergio Vieira De Mello Foundation held at the United Nations Office at Geneva on March 15, 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation is dedicated to promoting dialogue for the peaceful resolution of conflict. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images) GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - MARCH 15: UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie speaks at the annual lecture of the Sergio Vieira De Mello Foundation held at the United Nations Office at Geneva on March 15, 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation is dedicated to promoting dialogue for the peaceful resolution of conflict. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)Harold Cunningham—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 26, 2017 6:39 PM CUT While [Angelina Jolie](http://healthland.time.com/2013/05/15/the-angelina-effect-times-new-cover-image-revealed/ "undefined") might be best known for her work as an Oscar-winning actor-turned producer/director, UN Goodwill Ambassador, and former half of [ultimate Hollywood power couple Brangelina](http://time.com/4501208/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-divorce-couple/ "undefined"), it’s clear that Jolie’s priorities lie with her role as a mother to her six children. In an interview with [_Vanity Fair_](http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/07/angelina-jolie-cover-story "undefined") that focuses on Jolie’s life in the year since [she filed for from divorce from Brad Pitt in September 2016](http://time.com/4501189/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-divorce/ "undefined"), citing “the health of the family,” the actor revealed that even when “things became ‘difficult,'” her children have “been very brave.” When asked when they were brave, Jolie noted laconically that it was “in times they needed to be.” She later stated that the family was still recovering from the split. “We’re all just healing from the events that led to the filing,” she said. “They’re not healing from divorce. They’re healing from some . . . from life, from things in life.” The divorce came after two years of marriage and a 12-year relationship for Jolie and Pitt; Jolie also disclosed in the interview that she’s suffered from hypertension and Bell’s Palsy in the past year. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4875071/angelina-jolie-on-brad-pitt-divorce-interview/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4875071/angelina-jolie-on-brad-pitt-divorce-interview/"},"headline":"Angelina Jolie Discusses How Her Kids Are Healing After Divorce From Brad Pitt","datePublished":"2017-07-26T18:39:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:45:55.786Z","description":"\"They’ve been very brave.\"","url":"https://time.com/4875071/angelina-jolie-on-brad-pitt-divorce-interview/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","viral","Angelina Jolie","Brad Pitt"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6193b88936b700ef/6988d74a0a4a221c599cf34c/angelina-jolie-children-divorce-brad-pitt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6193b88936b700ef/6988d74a0a4a221c599cf34c/angelina-jolie-children-divorce-brad-pitt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Speaks At Annual lecture of the Sergio Vieira De Mello Foundation","caption":"UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Speaks At Annual lecture of the Sergio Vieira De Mello Foundation","creditText":"Harold Cunningham—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4875071/angelina-jolie-on-brad-pitt-divorce-interview/","name":"Angelina Jolie Discusses How Her Kids Are Healing After Divorce From Brad Pitt"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"'We Will Be Stronger:' Angelina Jolie Says She and Brad Pitt Are Focused on the 'Health' of Their Family After Split","description":"Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt in September 2016, citing irreconcilable differences","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/oaRHo68S/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-02-21T15:55:52.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/oaRHo68S.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4875071/angelina-jolie-on-brad-pitt-divorce-interview/","duration":"PT54S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4875071/angelina-jolie-on-brad-pitt-divorce-interview/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```